Harry Osborn: Rebirth
Chapter 11 - Attack On Canterlot Part 1
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Using my speed, I watched the wounds of hers and Celestia's. They were deep and serious and I doubted that I will find the equipment I need anywhere near. Remembering where it can be, I ran to the hospital I knew close by. As I ran, thousands questions flashed through my head. What happened? Where? How? I ran into the hospital and without hesitation took as many bandages and medicine I could carry, with an addition of several books that I thought could help me. I came back to castle, without not much change in anything. I put the medicine down and used several seconds to read and memorize the books I brought. Looked like an advanced medical stuff, but I understood it perfectly.
Before anyone could move or even make a sound, I worked on Celestia, cleaning the wounds and putting bandages around the sword. Now came the hard part. I had to take the sword out without ripping any internal organs of hers apart, but also I had to keep them inside. You can do it Harry. Just take a breath and one... two… thee! A sword went out leaving the open wound in the princess. I knew she was about to move, so I acted quickly. Bandage over bandage, not letting the wound bleed, nor any dirt get into it, I worked. The use of my speed started draining my stamina. Not now, Harry! Finally I was finished. Falling out of my speed I coughed and fell on floor. God I was exhausted! Everypony looked at me, surprised. Then I remembered that Luna needed help too. Forcing myself to the limits and reentering my speed, I patched Luna up. She had some cuts, but nothing serious, apart from her leg, that was broken severely wounded. Her bones inside the leg were smashed to dust. I knew that this wound would not heal anytime soon and could even stay for an awful lot of time. I guess it was my turn to use some magic. Calm down, breath slowly, concentrate. I put my horn close to Luna's leg and let energy flow from me into it. I didn't give to much energy, but I could see the leg straighten and click. Wait... If I can do stuff like this, why wouldn't I do the same to Celestia? My energies were down and I could barely breathe, but I had to do this. If someone or something that attacked them was still alive, they needed their best shape to fight it again. I turned around to the Sun goddess and let my energy pulse into her sword wound, healing it. But a jolt through my body that almost made me collapse let me know I used to much of my energy. Super speed, fight with Luna, double healing of a heavy wounds did suck me dry. I fell out of my speed mode once again, breathing heavily and collapsing on a cold floor as sweat pouring down all over me. Interesting, could I catch a cold? Twilight, Peter, Sunset and Luna looked at me clearly without a gist of what was going on.
"Debts paid." I forced out, smiling. But when I tried to stand up, exhaustion and pain struck me down. Well, I guess I could get a little sleep. Cold floor cooled me down. Sunset's voice was the last guidance to my sleep. "Harry! What are you doing? You'll catch a cold!" A warm woman's voice sounded through my head. "Debts paid, mommy. Debts paid..."
"Harry, don't!" A strong man's voice reaches me from behind. "Try to remember who you are! Don't do..." Captain America couldn't finish his sentence. I didn't let him.
I saw the light fade from his eyes, as I slashed his chest wide open. The blood started pouring out of it. I didn't care. 1 more Avenger killed. 3 to go.
"NOOOO!!" A high pitched scream reached my ears. I turned around and saw a woman in a black suit. The Black Widow. Well, now she was a widow. Again.
"NO!!" She screamed again, throwing a series of attacks and kicks at me.
What a pathetic girl! I didn't even try to dodge the attacks. Instead I put my claws on a way of her attacks.
"AAARGH!!" She screamed as her leg stuck on my claw. Her blood was dropping down my hands.
"Let me help you.." I quietly spoke into her ear, holding her leg on a level of my head as she screamed. Next moment screams faded, as I pierced my claws through her head, dropping her lifeless body on a ground.
"2 more..." I spoke quietly to myself, with a smirk. "I thought they were tougher."
"They were. Until you killed them." A man spoke behind me. "They were my friends. Now they are dead. I have nothing to lose... Again." I slowly turned around, seeing a Hawk's Eye standing behind me, his bow down, but with an arrow in it.
"It's my job. Like it was yours to protect the world." I spoke to him. I had nowhere to hurry, so why won't I let this fool a talk. "But you got old. Weak. Hopeless." I spoke quietly, enjoying every moment of it.
"Silence!" He screamed shooting an arrow in my chest. I didn't even dodge it. Why would I? The cold metal pierced through me, but I barely blinked at it. A wound healed almost immediately.
"You see? You're not original at all!" I spoke to him. He shot series of arrows at me. This time I dodged them, getting closer to the archer with each step.
At the last moment, I used my speed to get close enough to stick my claws in his chest.
"Last words?" A polite question, nothing else.
Instead of an answer, the avenger spit at my face with blood, laughing.
"Die then." I said calmly cutting his head off clean and blood pouring all around as his body as I dropped it on the ground. "Not so great are these Avengers. Just a pathetic couple of fools." I told out loud.
"Good job. You have completed the mission." A strong man that I remembered from behind told me. "Let's get you to the base." He added, turning me off from some sort of the device
But one thing was stuck in my head. I didn't want to kill them. I screamed and screamed inside my head, but nothing happened. "What are you doing!? Stop! STOP!!!" I tried to break the mental block, but it was pointless. Instead I fell into dark black hole, screaming in agony. Why? Why did I kill them?! I was no killer! I'm not a killer ! I'm not a killer! I'M NOT A KILLER!!!
"Harry! Harry, wake up! Harry! Snap out of it! Do you hear me? Snap out of it!" A strong voice broke the darkness.
I jumped up, breathing heavily, as strong light hit my eyes.
"Harry, it's okey. Calm down.." Sunset continued to talk to me, as a cold sweat poured down of me. I was shaking violently.
"Calm down..." She repeated again and again, holding me I'm a strong hug.
"Careful with those." Peter's voice sounded behind.
My claws were sticking out of my hooves, almost cutting Sunset.
I heavily breathed in, taking them back into my hooves. I almost cut her... Oh God..
"It's okey. Don't worry. I'm here." Repeated Sunset again, holding me even tighter, until I stopped shaking.
"It's okey..." She said before letting me go.
I looked around and found myself in a center of a hallway, partly destroyed by my and Luna's first meeting. Peter with Twilight stood behind me, Sunset kneeled by my side, standing up, whilst Luna was right in front, looking down at me. And I couldn't really read her face. It was surprised, thankful, hating and smiling at the same time.
"Thanks for helping us." Was all she said before giving a nod to Peter and disappearing in a flash of light, leaving an empty and awkward silence. I tried to stand up, but Sunset put her hoof down my chest, holding me down. And there was something I couldn't read from her eyes.
"What's going on?" I forced out of myself, finding it hard to say anything.
Peter and Twilight looked at me and I could see a clear disgust in their faces. They changed. She changed.
"You... You... You are a killer." Said Sunset, tears starting to run down her eyes, as disappointment and pain flashed through her eyes. "You killed them... And... And I will kill you." She said, tear rolling down her cheek and her voice choking.
"No! Sunset, No! I'm sorry! You don't understand! Please don't!" I was shocked and my voice was choking, until a wide void opened behind me, sucking into it. "No!" I screamed as I fell, her words ripping my soul to parts... "Killer... Killer... You're a killer."
"Stop! Stop this!" A loud voice pierced through me, making my head almost blow up to pieces. "You see he's hurt! Stop! STOP! STOP IT!!!" A scream pierced my head over and over, filling it with light.
Very next second it was all gone. And silence was all that was left.
"Arghhh... My head..." I groaned, opening my eyes. Cold air hit my face whilst the bright light filled the room I found myself in.
It was a long room, made of bright white stones the light reflected from. The window was wide open allowing the cold breeze fly into the room. But what surprised me was that the room was empty. To my right there was a table with a note.
My head aching I stood up from the bed I found myself in and, my eyes read the note.
"Good morning, Harry. When you'll wake up, if you'll wake up, we need you to find us. You are the only one who can help us. Please... Sunset Shimmer"
Well, that's weird. What was happening? Where am I? What on Earth is going on?
"HELP!!" A scream from outside broke my suspicions and sent a jolt through me. Someone is in danger...
CLASH BANG!!! A huge rock flew into the room, breaking through the wall.
Instinctively, I dodged it. Weird thing was that I didn't really enter my speed mode. I just balanced in between, resulting me feeling the friction, but feeling the speed I really able of.
However it was no time for me to think about my abilities. I ran to the created hole and looked outside. And it was a mess.
Warm air of heat reached me with a smell of burning wood and fire.
A whole Canterlot was in a fire. Small buildings were burning as the ponies were running all around in panic.
"What in a world..." I didn't finish my sentence, dodging the other boulder flying into the castle.
Looking into the direction it flew from I saw a huge flying machine. It was surrounded by the smaller planes, flying and dodging the storm of arrows, magic beams and rocks sent at them. An army of the white pegasi flying, their spears drawn and bright gold armor reflecting the sun. The other army, however fought against them. The black bug like ponies were attacking them. They were more mobile, however in a lighter armor. But they were clearly winning as white pegasi were falling down, one by one.
As I watched the fight, one more rock almost flew into me.
"Are you kidding me?!" I forced dodging the rock, annoyed. But it was time for action. I didn't want to stand and watch how the ponies were dying one by one.
I tried to open my wings, feeling them for the first time. Blood rushed through the little veins, feeling them with warm feeling.
"Time to Save the Day!" I screamed, taking a few steps back and them sprinting and jumping from the edge, head down. World shifted, changing completely as I fell down, my wings wide open. Warm air rushed through me, cooling my head down. Adrenaline rushed through my veins, as my heart gave a crazy beats, like it was about to jump out.
As the ground neared, I shifted the angle of my wings, feeling the strong effect of gravity and the energy of air flowing under my wings.
"Yeeehaaaa!!!" I screamed, rapidly changing the angle of my flight, speeding up with the gravity and air connecting together under my wings. In a flash, I was barely over the ground, slightly gaining the height, as I slowly flapped my wings, every time slashing higher and higher into the air.
But the happy feeling faded away quickly with a rock that almost hit me. I entered the speed mode, but as I started falling rapidly it became clear that the speed won't help.. I changed the angle of my wings and with it changing the angle of my body, so the rock slightly touched my main.
"That's closer than I'd like!" I screamed, barely hearing my voice over the sound of a rushing wind and sound of war below. I looked down, seeing the war underneath. White earth ponies were fighting against the bug like enemy. Screams and cries reached my ears. I lowered myself to the ground, mentioning the three white ponies trying to fight off five buggers. They seemed to be doing just fine, but a bugger slashed through one of them, turning the battle uneven. In a flash, I landed, using my wings just to lower the impact of my landing. I landed between the two forces, sending the cracks through the ground. As I looked up, I saw the buggers hiss, but back a little. Not loosing the surprise advantage and opening the claws I attacked them. Slash, dive, slash, speed and agility, pierce and no sound was made as my claws slashed through the enemy. In a second, three of the buggers were on ground, bleeding, as the other two, started fleeing. They didn't get far. The spears from the guards pierced through them, killing in an instant.
"Thanks.." One of the guards said, as the other tried to help their wounded friend. I knew he was dead, but didn't want the break their hopes. Using my speed, I checked him, but it was no use. The bugger went through him, leaving an open hole in his body.
Not saying a word, I opened my wings and flew off. I heard the scream behind, acknowledging that the ponies understood the loss. I felt sad, but I couldn't do anything against death. I was flying to the huge machine, but the scream jolted through my head.
"Harry!!!! Help!!" It was Sunset. Her voice was weak, but I still could hear her.
"Sunset! Where are you?!" I asked, but the next moment a beam of light flew straight into the air, followed by an explosion. "Never mind. I guess I found you!"
"Hurry!" Sunset said as her voice faded.
"Hold on!"
There was no time to lose. Even though I enjoyed flying, I understood that running will be quicker.
Switching speed modes, I dropped down no the ground, but just before hitting it, I exited my speed and using my wings, softening the landing, I took off running. I had a map in my head, so finding the place of fight was not a problem. But it took me a while getting there. Canterlot was in chaos, and I couldn't just run by ponies being slaughtered by the enemy. In anger and a flash, I killed everything that was endangering the citizens or guards. At last, when I came to the combat place, I saw how bad everything was. A huge, six handed monster opposed Celestia, Luna and Spiderman. But to complicate things for us, the monster had the long, sharp katanas in each of his hands which he used as his main weapons. I recognized the style of blades. One of these had almost killed Celestia.
I tried to find Sunset, but it took me some time to understand that she had teleported away to safety. At least I hoped so.
But it was time for action. My friends seemed exhausted by the long fight, but the monster hadn't even seem to be breaking his sweat.
Not for long though.
But then I mentioned something strange. Luna. She was wounded. And one of the monster's swords was flying into her.
I had no time to catch it. I'm still to slow to run, but. A heat in my eyes..
It was burning! It felt like my eyes were melting! A high pitched buzz reached my ears and a moment after I heard a loud metal clang. I closed my eyes, calming down the fire I felt.
When I opened them, I saw a sword, half molten, but broken in half frozen on its way to the ground, as heat cooled from it. Running as fast as I could, I took Luna away from the battlefield. It was her turn to let me fight.
Taking her in my hooves, I ran several quarters away with her. Exiting my speed mode, I left her down.
"Harry?! What are you…" I didn't let her finish her sentence.
"Stay out. You did enough." I dropped, before switching to my speed mode and running back to the fight.
Spiderman and Celestia seemed to be capable of fighting it, but it was clear that it wasn't for long. When I was back and before exiting my speed mode, I took the best position to fight the monster. I stood right in front of it and I was ready to fight it when something in the monster caught my eye. It had six hands, but only 5 swords. In his sixth hand he was holding... Oh no! Sunset! And he is ready to execute her!
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